antidiarrheal
adjective
an·ti·di·ar·rhe·al
| \ ˌan-tē-ˌdī-ə-ˈrē-əl
, ˌan-tī-\
, ˌan-tī-\
variants:
or anti-diarrheal
Definition of antidiarrheal
: tending to prevent or relieve diarrhea
antidiarrheal drugs
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Your doctor may also recommend medications to address side effects of your specific situation, like antidiarrheal drugs or iron supplements. — Korin Miller, SELF, "How to Tell the Difference Between IBS and IBD," 29 Jan. 2018 Your doctor may also recommend medications to address side effects of your specific situation, like antidiarrheal drugs or iron supplements. — Korin Miller, SELF, "How to Tell the Difference Between IBS and IBD," 29 Jan. 2018 Start off slower, Jones nudged, reminding that using antihistamines or antidiarrheal drugs can help manage withdrawal symptoms. — Washington Post, "Overcoming Opioids: Easing an epidemic 1 doctor at a time," 15 June 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'antidiarrheal.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for antidiarrheal
antidiarrheal
adjective
an·ti·di·ar·rhe·al
variants:
or chiefly British antidiarrhoeal \ -ˌdī-ə-ˈrē-əl
\
\
Medical Definition of antidiarrheal
(Entry 1 of 2)
: tending to prevent or relieve diarrhea
antidiarrheal
noun
variants:
or chiefly British antidiarrhoeal
Medical Definition of antidiarrheal (Entry 2 of 2)
: an antidiarrheal agent